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Ten months after its unusual regional retreat in equity capital markets and M&A, HSBC has had a good year in debt capital markets, suggesting its new strategy can work
New look corporate finance division has merged M&A and sponsor coverage
Physical infrastructure, once seen as boring and ex-growth, has become one of the hottest areas for capital markets and M&A, and that is set to accelerate in 2026
Hit by an alleged ‘fraud’ at the bankrupt US car parts maker, Wall Street’s last pure play investment bank has its sights set on European leveraged finance as it expands its alliance with SMBC
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The leading western emerging-markets focused bank is taking a steady approach in adding corporate finance and M&A to its universal model and has some big mandates under its belt. But with rivals expanding fast in EM, Standard Chartered could take a bolder approach, writes David Rothnie
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Morgan Stanley has spent much of its recruitment budget on reshaping its fixed income business but has resisted upgrading its investment banking unit. Will this hold it back as it rolls out the next phase of its strategy, asks David Rothnie.
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Life is good for JPMorgan’s European investment banking operation, which holds the number one position in all products. But, as it adjusts to the shock departure of Bill Winters last year, the firm is being forced to protect its territory from rivals poaching its best talent, writes David Rothnie.
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A mandate advising Greece on a potential restructuring — understood to have been won by Lazard — is the highest profile piece of business going for bankers working for government clients. But governments everywhere are providing banks with a stream of advisory and capital markets mandates. It’s a tricky, low-fee business, writes David Rothnie, but is becoming essential in order for banks to stay in the flow of investment banking
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch wants its European business to shine — and thinks that Goldman alumnus Christian Meissner is the man to return its investment banking franchise to its pre-merger glory, writes David Rothnie
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Three years on from the subprime crisis, the spotlight has finally fallen on the role played by management consultants in helping banks form strategies that led to billions of dollars of losses. But, the consultants should escape blame: things have gone very wrong at the top when a firm’s top managers call in external help to make and push through big decisions, writes David Rothnie.